2020 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The Epistolary Networks of Chinese and Japanese Studies Scholars in Nineteenth Century Europe: Collecting, Editing, and Printing East Asian texts
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19K01039
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| Research Institution | Nishogakusha University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | Sinologie / Nineteenth Century / Stanislas Julien / China |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The past year I have checked 101 letters sent by Stanislas Julien to several of his correspondents based in Europe, Russia, and China. The analysis of these letters has revealed the importance of several scholars in Stanislas Julien's academic network, particularly three of them: J.-B. Torrette, T. Benfey, and C.-B. Hase. The content of the letters shows that Stanislas Julien relied on these correspondents mainly to advertise his own publication and ask for Chinese books. The extensive correspondence with Theodor Benfey also provides a lot of details related to Stanislas Julien's life as a scholar, particularly his income, and the money he spent to publish his books. I have also acquired several letters from one of his disciple, Leon d'Hervey de Saint Denys, and from Julius Klaproth.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
4: Progress in research has been delayed.
Reason
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I have not been able to leave Japan to check letters located in France and Russia, as originally planned.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
This year I am planning to finish collecting the letters related to Stanislas Julien and located outside Japan. I have started to create the database that will provide detailed information on the correspondence network of Stanislas Julien. This database will be made available online and will include transcriptions of Stanislas Julien letters. I will also continue to write my book on Stanislas Julien to publish it next year.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, in 2020 I was not able to use the grant to travel abroad and collect material for my research.
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